Dear Mother, what should I play while the baby sleeps?
It's never too early to start training a baby gamer, right?
Dear Mother, what should I play while the baby sleeps?
It's never too early to start training a baby gamer, right?
After my ADHD diagnosis, I began to rethink how I play games
Gaming can be a very seductive way to self-medicate, or at least self-soothe
You know what, Resident Evil: Requiem? Fatness isn't scary
Body shape shouldn't be a punchline either, by the way
Latest
An incomplete etiquette guide for attending in-person gaming events
Natalie Checo of Sunset Visitor demystifies the tough balancing act of meeting people in person at game conferences
Managing hostesses in Yakuza 0's cabaret club is a surprisingly feminist mini-game
Club Sunshine, it seems, can change the lives of all who enter
10 years in, Stardew Valley's binary approach to gender still gets a failing grade
We can marry whoever we like in Pelican Town, so why no they/them pronouns?
Dear Mother: Can games help me stay in touch after I move away from my family?
"I’m about to make a big life move away from my family into a completely different, opposite time zone..."
The mod that makes The Sims 4 sexy
Wicked Whims is nearly a decade old, and it's created a community around the way it opens up The Sims 4 for self expression — and kink.
Pokémon’s character customization lets me live like the girl I want to be — and I’m not the only one
In the world of Pokémon games, I found myself experimenting with styles I never could have dreamed of in reality
Indie
10 years in, Stardew Valley's binary approach to gender still gets a failing grade
We can marry whoever we like in Pelican Town, so why no they/them pronouns?
Perfect Tides: Station to Station is you, me, and Meredith Gran at 18
How can a narrative point-and-click make my heart beat so fast?
The Séance of Blake Manor's lead designer on why she made the game's clock so important
“I am a woman in her 40s who has the brain of a turnip.”
Spirit Swap developer Alex Abou Karam on marketing a game in times of war
"It was really hard [...] to be so focused on making a game about queer, trans, POC joy in the midst of so much abject intentional suffering."
Cozy
10 years in, Stardew Valley's binary approach to gender still gets a failing grade
We can marry whoever we like in Pelican Town, so why no they/them pronouns?
Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?
Developers of games like A Short Hike and Tiny Bookshop weigh in on why even labor feels nice in their games.
Our favorite cozy games (for now)
All the games I'm playing right now that center empathy, kindness, friendship, and satisfying gameplay.
Dear Mother
Dear Mother: Can games help me stay in touch after I move away from my family?
"I’m about to make a big life move away from my family into a completely different, opposite time zone..."
Dear Mother: Why can't I seem to finish games?
"What can I do to stay on track with my games? Should I even try to?"
Dear Mother: It feels like everyone's played these video games. Should I?
How important is the video game canon, after all?
Dear Mother...
Curious about how to get your partner into games you love? Hoping to find a new genre that's within your budget? We can help!
Mods
The mod that makes The Sims 4 sexy
Wicked Whims is nearly a decade old, and it's created a community around the way it opens up The Sims 4 for self expression — and kink.
Meet the modders making video game characters look "better" — whatever that means
How do modders figure out what's beautiful, what's sexy, and what their own fans might want?
Horror
The monster was right
How Doki Doki Literature Club exposes dating sims as systems that punish female autonomy
